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Samuel Johnson Robert Montagu. tion from his remarks . But let honest credulity beware of re- ceiving characters from contemporary writers . Clifford's remarks , by the favour of Dr Percy , were at last obtained ; and , that no man may ...
Samuel Johnson Robert Montagu. tion from his remarks . But let honest credulity beware of re- ceiving characters from contemporary writers . Clifford's remarks , by the favour of Dr Percy , were at last obtained ; and , that no man may ...
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... remarks on Pope's Odyssey , produces what he thinks an unconquerable quotation from Dryden's preface to the Eneid , in favour of translating an epick poem into blank verse ; but he forgets that when his author attempted the Iliad , some ...
... remarks on Pope's Odyssey , produces what he thinks an unconquerable quotation from Dryden's preface to the Eneid , in favour of translating an epick poem into blank verse ; but he forgets that when his author attempted the Iliad , some ...
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... remarks upon it , with very little force , and with no effect ; for the opinion of the publick was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which , as he tells ...
... remarks upon it , with very little force , and with no effect ; for the opinion of the publick was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which , as he tells ...
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